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Instead of encouraging folks write to their congressmen, let's write write to the constituents living in his district (Texas's 21st congressional district). Or

Instead of encouraging folks write to their congressmen, let's write write to the constituents living in his district (Texas's 21st congressional district). Or better, let's crowd fund a campaign against him there. Congress needs a good example of what happens if the internet gets crossed. I'm just an idea guy.

crisnoble 14y ago
That is a great idea, please join up with others doing the same: http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/u8qtd/texas_redditors_the_vote_to_oust_sopa_posterboy/ http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/u8qtd/texas_reddit... They have funded a billboard: http://fightforthefuture.org/billboard http://fightforthefuture.org/billboard and a TV commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhBBZnSpDwY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhBBZnSpDwY He still won his primary but you can join to help defeat him in the general election.
- mitchellhislop 14y ago
  I just want to point out that those were done by two different groups - the commercial was from TestPAC, a PAC started and run on Reddit. They also put up a billboard. Fight for the Future is separate. The thread you linked to on reddit was a post by Andy Posterick, Treasure of TestPAC (Disclaimer: I helped do the TestPAC billboard and commercial as an officer in the PAC)
thebigshane 14y ago
When I first started getting involved with [grass roots politics], I didn't understand the concept of no leaders. I thought I did; but I didn't. And I'd go up to the nearest alpha male or alpha female and say, "Here's what you should do - Why don't you do this - It'd be great if you all did this - And when are you going to do this?" And they'd give you this look, that I never understood, which was kind of ... I think, "Weird". And I'd go up to the next alpha, "When are you going to do this - It'd be great if you did this - Why haven't you done this yet - Why don't you do this - It'd be wonderful if you did this?" And again, they'd give me this look, like ... And after a year, the penny dropped, and I finally realised what that look meant, because they won't tell you, because that would be hierarchical, right? What this look meant was, "Yes, good Idea, why don't you do it yourself? You print the leaflets, I'll distribute them; you call a meeting, I'll attend; you organise an action, we'll come along". And from that moment, I realised that, my whole philosophical outlook changed. And from then on, instead of suggesting things other people could do, I stopped suggesting things all-together, in-case they expected me to do them..." - Robert Newman [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5267640865741878159 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5267640865741878159 and http://www.peakprosperity.com/forum/robert-newmans-history-oil/15804 http://www.peakprosperity.com/forum/robert-newmans-history-o...]
- accountswu 14y ago
  I love Robert Newman's History of Oil! It is a brilliant stand-up mockumentary! "An American plan for democracy in the middle east..."

crisnoble 14y ago

That is a great idea, please join up with others doing the same: http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/u8qtd/texas_redditors_the_vote_to_oust_sopa_posterboy/ http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/u8qtd/texas_reddit... They have funded a billboard: http://fightforthefuture.org/billboard http://fightforthefuture.org/billboard and a TV commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhBBZnSpDwY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhBBZnSpDwY He still won his primary but you can join to help defeat him in the general election.

mitchellhislop 14y ago
I just want to point out that those were done by two different groups - the commercial was from TestPAC, a PAC started and run on Reddit. They also put up a billboard. Fight for the Future is separate. The thread you linked to on reddit was a post by Andy Posterick, Treasure of TestPAC (Disclaimer: I helped do the TestPAC billboard and commercial as an officer in the PAC)

thebigshane 14y ago

When I first started getting involved with [grass roots politics], I didn't understand the concept of no leaders. I thought I did; but I didn't. And I'd go up to the nearest alpha male or alpha female and say, "Here's what you should do - Why don't you do this - It'd be great if you all did this - And when are you going to do this?" And they'd give you this look, that I never understood, which was kind of ... I think, "Weird". And I'd go up to the next alpha, "When are you going to do this - It'd be great if you did this - Why haven't you done this yet - Why don't you do this - It'd be wonderful if you did this?" And again, they'd give me this look, like ... And after a year, the penny dropped, and I finally realised what that look meant, because they won't tell you, because that would be hierarchical, right? What this look meant was, "Yes, good Idea, why don't you do it yourself? You print the leaflets, I'll distribute them; you call a meeting, I'll attend; you organise an action, we'll come along". And from that moment, I realised that, my whole philosophical outlook changed. And from then on, instead of suggesting things other people could do, I stopped suggesting things all-together, in-case they expected me to do them..." - Robert Newman [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5267640865741878159 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5267640865741878159 and http://www.peakprosperity.com/forum/robert-newmans-history-oil/15804 http://www.peakprosperity.com/forum/robert-newmans-history-o...]

accountswu 14y ago
I love Robert Newman's History of Oil! It is a brilliant stand-up mockumentary! "An American plan for democracy in the middle east..."